Person:Abraham Unrau (1)

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Abraham Unrau
d.17 Jan 1927
m. 24 Sep 1867
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Name Abraham Unrau
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][4] 23 Sep 1842 Bergthal Colony, South Russia
Baptism[1][2] 8 Jun 1864 Bergthal Colony, South Russia
Marriage 24 Sep 1867 Bergthal Colony, South Russiato Maria Peters
Immigration[6] 6 Jul 1875 Canadaon ship S. S. Sarmatian
Residence 1881 Schoenthal, West Reserve, Manitoba, Canadawith Maria Peters
Death[5] 17 Jan 1927
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society; Sommerfeld Mennonite Church; Henry Unger; Martha Martens; and Adolf Ens. Sommerfeld Gemeinde Buch: Registers of the Church at West Lynne 1881-1935. (Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2004)
    page 1A054.

    Abram Unrau, born 1841 Dec 20, baptized 1864 Jun 8, [son of Wilhelm Unrau and Maria Janzen]
    married 1867 Oct 3:
    Maria Peters, born 1846 Oct 20, baptized 1866 May 28, died 1898 Jan 8, [daughter of Johann Peters and Aganetha Fehr]
    Children of this marriage:
    14 children listed - Anganeta, Maria, Johann, Anganeta, Abram, Wilhelm, Anna, Isaac, Anganetha, Katharina, Peter, Jakob, Kornelius, Sara

    Information in square brackets [] was added by the editors, from other sources.
    Dates prior to immigration to Canada may be given according to the Julian ("old world") calendar, which was 12 days behind the Gregorian (modern) calendar in the 1800's.

  2. 2.0 2.1 Hanover Steinbach Historical Society (Manitoba), and John Dyck. Bergthal Gemeinde Buch: consisting of Bergthal Gemeinde Buch, 1843-1876 ... : Chortitzer Gemeinde Buch indexes for volumes started in 1878, 1887 and 1907 : passenger lists, 1874-1880 of Mennonite immigrants to Manitoba ... : the 1881 federal census data on residents in Manitoba Mennonite communities. (Steinbach, Manitoba: Hanover Steinbach Historical Society, c1993)
    page B308.

    Abraham Unrau, born 23 Sep 1842, baptized 8 Jun 1864, ref. A73 [sic]
    married 24 Sep 1867
    Maria Peters, born 8 Oct 1846, baptized 28 May 1866, ref. A175
    Children of this marriage:
    5 children listed - Anganeta, Maria, Johan, Anganeta, Abraham

    "Ref." indicates a reference to a page in this or another church book.
    Dates prior to emigration to Canada are assumed to be given according to the Julian ("old world") calendar, which was 12 days behind the Gregorian (modern) calendar in the 1800's.

  3. Hanover Steinbach Historical Society (Manitoba), and John Dyck. Bergthal Gemeinde Buch: consisting of Bergthal Gemeinde Buch, 1843-1876 ... : Chortitzer Gemeinde Buch indexes for volumes started in 1878, 1887 and 1907 : passenger lists, 1874-1880 of Mennonite immigrants to Manitoba ... : the 1881 federal census data on residents in Manitoba Mennonite communities. (Steinbach, Manitoba: Hanover Steinbach Historical Society, c1993)
    page A78.

    Wilhelm Unrau, born Jun 1805, died 25 May 1855
    married 28 Dec 1826
    Maria Janzen, born 17 Sep 1803, died 18 Nov 1851
    9 children of this marriage listed, including:
    Abraham Unrau, born 23 Sep 1842, baptized 8 Jun 1864, ref. B308

    "Ref." indicates a reference to a page in this or another church book.
    Dates prior to emigration to Canada are assumed to be given according to the Julian ("old world") calendar, which was 12 days behind the Gregorian (modern) calendar in the 1800's.

  4. Manitoba, Lisgar, Rhineland, in Canada. 1901 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Abraham Unrau, widowed, born 20 December 1841 (age 59) in Russia, immigrated in 1875, farmer
    daughter: Aganetha Unrau, born 27 Maey 1882 (age 18) in rural Manitoba
    daughter: Katharina Unrau, born 14 Maerz 1884 (age 17) in rural Manitoba
    son: Peter Unrau, born 5 Maey 1886 (age 14) in rural Manitoba
    son: Jacob Unrau, born 8 Februar 1888 (age 13) in rural Manitoba
    son: Cornelius Unrau, born 24 Novemb 1889 (age 11) in rural Manitoba
    daughter: Sara Unrau, born 18 Decembr 1891 (age 9) in rural Manitoba
    all Mennonite

  5. Abraham Unrau #274840, in California Mennonite Historical Society. GRANDMA: Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry.

    Death: 17 Jan 1927 (no source)

  6. S. S. Sarmatian No. 28 #2951, in John Dyck, editor, "Quebec Passenger Lists", published in Bergthal Gemeinde Buch (Steinbach, MB: The Hanover-S
    BGB page 287.

    'S. S. Sarmatian No. 28 arrived in Quebec on July 6, 1875'
    'Abraham Minna [Unrau] 33 labourer; Maria 30 wife; Johan 3 child; Abram 1 infant; Maria 5 child. Comments: B1843-B308.'

    The editors compared Quebec Passenger Lists to Hamburg, Germany Passenger Lists, and where the information was different, included the Hamburg information in square brackets [ ]. B1843-B308 refers to Bergthal Gemeinde Buch, page B308.

  7.   Manitoba, Marquette, Woodlands, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Abram Unrau, age 38, born in Russia, farmer
    Marie Unrau, age 34, born in Russia
    Johann Unrau, age 9, born in Russia
    Abram Unrau, age 7, born in Russia
    Wilhelm Unrau, age 4, born in Manitoba
    Isaak Unrau, age 2/12, born in Manitoba
    Maria Unrau, age 11, born in Russia
    Anna Unrau, age 2, born in Manitoba
    Gerhard Krahn, age 17, born in Russia
    all Mennonite

  8.   Manitoba, Selkirk, Douglas, in Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Abram Unrau, age 49, born in Russia, both parents born in Russia, farmer
    wife: Maria Unrau, age 46, born in Russia, both parents born in Russia
    son: Abram Unrau, age 17, born in Russia
    son: William Unrau, age 16, born in Manitoba
    son: Isaac Unrau, age 10, born in Manitoba
    son: Peter Unrau, age 6, born in Manitoba
    son: Jacob Unrau, age 4, born in Manitoba
    son: Cornelius Unrau, age 1, born in Manitoba
    daughter: Anna Unrau, age 12, born in Manitoba
    daughter: Anganata Unrau, age 8, born in Manitoba
    daughter: Cathrina Unrau, age 7, born in Manitoba
    all Mennonite